Three men accused by Representative Nancy Mace charged with sexual assault
South Carolina law enforcement officials have charged three men, including the former fiancé of Representative Nancy Mace, over sexual assault allegations made during a 2025 House floor speech.
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South Carolina authorities charged three men on Wednesday with sexual assault offenses after Representative Nancy Mace previously named them during a 2025 speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, UPI reported. The arrests were also confirmed by AP News and CNN. The charges stem from an alleged 2018 assault involving an incapacitated 23-year-old woman. [1][2][8]
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division charged John Douglas Osborne, 46, Brendan Patrick Bryant, 53, and Eric Bernard Bowman, 46, according to UPI. Bryant is the former fiancé of Mace. UPI reported that all three men were booked into the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center located in Charleston County, South Carolina. [1]
Mace has served as the United States representative for the 1st congressional district of South Carolina since 2021 and is a member of the Republican Party. She previously served in the South Carolina General Assembly between 2018 and 2020. [11]
The charges follow accusations Mace publicly detailed last year on the House floor. In addition to sexual assault charges, msnbc.com reported that the three men were charged with voyeurism connected to the incident described by the lawmaker. [1][6]
In short
- South Carolina law enforcement authorities charged John Douglas Osborne, Brendan Patrick Bryant, and Eric Bernard Bowman with sex crimes.
- Brendan Patrick Bryant is the former fiancé of Representative Nancy Mace.
- The charges relate to the alleged sexual assault of a 23-year-old incapacitated woman in 2018.
- Mace originally detailed allegations against the men during a 2025 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Rep. Nancy Mace's ex-fiance, two others charged with sex crimesUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé and two others charged with sexual misconduct-related offensesCNN, 11h ago
- [3]Rep. Nancy Mace accused these men of abuse. Now they face criminal charges.The Washington Post, 6h ago
- [4]Three men accused by Rep. Nancy Mace arrested on sexual offensesWCIV, 12h ago
- [5]3 men previously accused by US Rep. Nancy Mace in House floor speech charged with SC sex crimesPost and Courier, 10h ago
- [6]Ex-fiance of Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimesmsnbc.com, 11h ago
- [7]Ex-fiancé of Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimes she described in House speechr/news, 14h ago
- [8]Ex-fiance of US Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimes she detailed in a House speechAP News, 17h ago
- [9]What we know about Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé’s arrestThe Independent, 13h ago
- [10]3 Men Accused by Nancy Mace in House Speech Are Charged With Sex CrimesThe New York Times, 2h ago
Background
- [11]Nancy Mace on Wikipedia
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